Constructional toy



Patente Nov. .21, 192,2.

Patented Nov. El, i922,

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CONSTRUGTIONAL TOY.

Application led November 12, 1920. Serial No. 423,548.

To all whom 25 may concern:

Be it known that I, PnnoY SAMUEL FowLnn, a citizen of England, residing at 15 Cobham Road, Norbiton, in the county of Surrey, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in Constructional Toys, of which the following is a specification:

My invention relates, broadly, to that kind of constructional toy which consists of lengths or pieces of metal or other substance or material of different shapes which can be united in various ways by suitable devices, such as bolts and screws, to construct replicas of different articles in common use, for instruction and amusement.

Many forms of such toys have been proposed, some of them comprising strips or blocks of metal or suitable substance having perforations can be passed to connect them. lt has been proposed to use dowel pins or pins having tapered ends, instead of bolts and, in some instances, it has been proposed to use the pins in such manner that they constitute not merely means for uniting the parts, but also as constituent parts of the model or the like built up as, for instance, the rungs of a ladder.

Because bolts and nuts and screws are expensive though efficacious, and pointed wooden or other pins are not so efficacious and neat for the purpose of connecting the parts, I propose to use means for uniting the lengths, blocks or other' parts, which will render the constructed replicas particularly neat in appearance: which can be easily and expeditiously inserted into the perforations and will hold firmly within them even though they be enlarged by wear as, for-in stance, when the parts are of wood or`substance softer than metal, and can yet be readily withdrawn; the use of said connecting means being found extremely advantageous in every way and enabling most perfect and an almost innitevariety of com plicated replicas to be constructed.

through which bolts or the like Reference being had to the drawing here-` with Fig. l, shows other substance,

a length of wood, metal or though preferably wood,

which, in conjunction with the particular pin shown in Fig. 2, constitute the main parts in connection with my invention.

Figs. 3 and 4 are illustrative of the manner of utilizing the parts shown in Figs. l and 2 and adjuncts to constitute replicas of a variety of articles.

Fig. 5, shows a proposed useful device for withdrawing the pins.

The constructional toy consists of longitudinal, straight,curved or angular pieces l of wood, metal or other substance or material of various lengths and of square or other suitable shape in transverse section. Equiperforations 2 extend along the lengths or through other parts which are distantly spaced adjuncts to the l engths, to accommodate the fastening devices which, according to my invention, consist of pins 3 of that type known as i split-pins. These pins are preferably rendered non-corrodible and can be easily inserted into coinciding perforations to unite the parts.

Ordinarily, they are of correct size to lit the perforations exactly but, 1n the event of the perforationsbecoming slightly enlarged by reason of wear, the

pins can be made to lit tightly in the perforations by slightly springing their parallel portions apart; larly useful and using pins of the are provided in this feature being particuone of the main objects for type referred to. The pins assorted lengths and, apart from their function of joining the lengths of wood or the like together, they can be used as constituent parts of the. replica to be constructed such, for instance, as stay-bars 4i.

The method of using the toy consists in se-4 lecting parts of correct length and shape and uniting them by the insertion into corre sponding perforations of pins selected according to length, as clearly the pins being withdrawn, at

the drawing; will, by means o illustrated in f the hook shown in Fig. 5.

Some of the lengths of Wood or the like may have enlarged and ornamentally shaped ends and, as is customary with toys of the charaeter referred to, various devices to be used in constructing replicas een be provided as, for instance, blocks 5, Wheels 6', all of which are suitably perforated.

What I elaiin is A construetional toy consisting of L multiplicity of pieces of varying lengths having a series of perfomtions in their various sides,

and split metal pins for cooperation with the perforations of said pieces, said pins being in assorted lengths some adapted for use as stay-bers.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nzune to this speciieation in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

PERCY SAMUEL FOWLER. Witnesses: v

FRED PEPWORTH. PERGY J. W'ILLIS.v 

